Wichita eagle., 1887-03-01
CITY COUNCIL
Labor over 20 ne Business -Contracs with
Gas Company Renewed for Three
Months.

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The city council met last evening In the
usual place, with his honor in the chair, and
,ouncilmen Healy, Richey, Stone. Brown.
KENYON. Hoff and Chivington present. Be
| fore the mace fell number Of spectators
had arrived and all seemed to mean bust
ness. Petitions and ordinances were dis
cussed with vigor, and as is usually the case
there was difference of opinion on most OF
the more important issues.
Mr. Healy, as chairman Of public improve
ments. stated that there had been requst to
build the approaches to the Second street
bridge He thought that as the bridge had
been built by private subscription that the
city should make the approaches The re-
port was adopted aud the city ordered to
build the approaches.
An ordinance was passed locating an elley
in Walkers subdivision.
Mr.. William Fletcher was granted the
privilege of building stairway to the base
ment of the building he is going to erect on
the corner of Main and Second street.
The matter of piling at the foot of Jeffer-
son and Larimer avenues in order to stop
cutting by the Little River was introduced
by Captain White and the question was re-
ferred to the street committee with power to
act.
Mr.. Hoff recommended gas lamp at the
corner of Elm and Lawrence avenues. The
gas committee reported unfaverabie to the
amendment Of the ordinance allowing the
Wichita Mining and Investment company to
supply the city with natural gas. The re-
port of the committee wa| adopted.
When report of railroad committee was
called Mr. Brown stated that he was the
only member of the committee present and
asked for further time. 1t was granted.
There are two franchise ordinances now in
| the hands of the committee.
The fire committee reported the city build
ing practically completed and the building
was accepted.
A petition was submitted asking the water
company to extend mains from corner
| Eleventh and Topeka avenue, thence north
to Twelfth street. The petition was granted
The rules were suspended an an ordinance
submitted placing license ON Intelligence
office or any one engaged in that business
The ordinance was passed making an annual
license of 500.
The follow ing is the report of the special
| committee appointed to divide the city into
election districts:
| To the Mayor:
Your special committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter Of dividing the several
wards into election districts beg leave to
submit the following report: We would
| recommend that the First ward be divided
into two election districts, the part being
| west of Fourth avenue be designated District
No. /, and that part being east OF Fourth
avenue be designated as District No. 2.
That the Second and Third wards remain
as one election district.
| The Fourth ward be divided as follows:
| All that part being north of central avenue
and east of the Santa Fe and north of Pine
street. be designated as District No. 2 and
that part south of Central avenue and east
of Santa Fe and all that part west of the
mated as District No l.
| Fifth ward remain the same.
| p V. HEALY,
j. C.. RICHEY,
| B. X Brown,
! +. B. STONE.
The appraisers appointed to open Lawrence
avenue from Park street to Tenth street
ma lie a report allowing s25 lot. The re-
port was adopted and avenue ordered
opene.
petition asking Hydraulic avenue to be
graded between First and Second streets was
referred to street committee.
A petition was presented asking to extend
water mains on Tenth street from Waco to
jefferson street and was allowed.
A communication from Col. B. B Eggles-
ton stated that the water mains had been
extended on Rock Island avenue from Doug
las avenue 10 Division.
The contract between the city and gas
company expires today. As a result the
contract was exten ed for three months in
order to consider the question of locating
street lamps.
A petition was submitted asking the coun-
ell to order gas lamps on Market street from
Douglas avenue TO Thirteenth street. 1t was
referred to the z. committee.
Mr. II. G. Toler presented the council with
a mes age denouncing the street car compa-
ny as not being competent to accommodate
The city, stating that moderate pedestrian
could beat the time three blocks in five
w hen the clerk had red it 20 the council
| Mr.. Healy moved that it he referred to the
committee on cranks. His motion was laid
on the table to peacefully sleep by the side OF
| Mr.. Toer's communication
At this point of the proceedings the coun
ell launched out with grist of sidewalk pc
titlons They were disposed of in the usual
manner with the thirty days attached.
Mr.. Brown stated that it was intended to
introduce some very important business &c
the council at that meeting but owing t.
circumstances it was I'M possible to do so, He
intimated that it was railroad matter and
could not he deferred much longer and il
view OF that fact thought that meeting
ought 10 be next Monday night.
Mr. Healy stated that he could not see thai
the eonncii would be any better prepared te
snan now rs the chairman of the rallroat
crmmiutee would b- absent at that time Il,
| oppo-ei having msaElag 20 consider rail
road propositions uutll next regular Aee.l IL
OF the council However the council ad
jour ,ei to meet next Monday night and vii
call up the small Try business
s. C JOHNSON FOUND.
Il Will he remembered by all old timer
that some years ago an ex-county treasure